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[Breaking News]Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

TOKYO, Japan, April 13 Kyodo - Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after performing during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company. (Kyodo)

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara meet the press after performing during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Miura-Kihara pair performs at Mao Rink for new employees

Milan Cortina Olympics pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during Kinoshita Group's ceremony for new employees at Mao Rink -- opened by Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada -- in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on April 13, 2026. The pair belongs to the Tokyo company.

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Mao Asada makes coaching debut

Vancouver Winter Olympics figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (L) watches her students during a domestic competition at Tokyo Tatsumi Ice Arena in the capital on March 28, 2026. Former world champion, Asada, who trains 12 skaters aged 5 to 10 at her school in Tokyo's Tachikawa, Kinoshita MAO Academy, made her coaching debut.

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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi, 15, is pictured at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, in Richmond, Canada. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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TOP 10 CHINESE ATHLETES OF 2022

(221225) -- BEIJING, Dec. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 19, 2022 shows Sui Wenjing (L)/Han Cong of China celebrate after the figure skating pair skating free skating of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China. The pairs skaters triumphed at the Beijing Winter Olympics, winning China's second Olympic figure skating title after Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo did it in Vancouver in 2010. (Xinhua/Cao Can)

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Japanese figure skating icon Asada announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan, April 12 Kyodo - Mao Asada, three-time world figure skating champion and silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, completes a press conference with tears in her eyes at a Tokyo hotel on April 12, 2017, during which she announced her retirement.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi retires

OKAYAMA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi enters the venue of an event in the city of Okayama, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the Vancouver Olympics in February 2010, said at the event he has decided to retire.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi after winning the World Figure Skating Championships in Torino, Italy, in March 2010. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the Vancouver Olympics in February 2010, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi performing in the free skate competition of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in February 2014. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the previous Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi performing in the free skate competition of the Vancouver Olympics at the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada, in February 2010. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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JOC official denies harassing 2010 medalist

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Seiko Hashimoto, 49, a member of the House of Councillors and a Japanese Olympic Committee official. According to the weekly Shukan Bunshun magazine's edition that went on sale on Aug. 20, 2014, Hashimoto, also president of the Japan Skating Federation, forced Daisuke Takahashi, Vancouver Olympic figure skating bronze medalist, into letting her repeatedly kiss him during a party after the Sochi Olympics in February, an allegation denied by Hashimoto the same day.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan leaves the venue after performing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

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S. Korea's Kim leads after short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Games gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea smiles after performing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Kim is in the lead after the short program with 74.92 points.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan is seen after competing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

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S. Korea's Kim leads after short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Games gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs a spin in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Kim leads the completion after the short program with 74.92 points.

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Japan's Asada after women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada (front) of Japan leaves the venue after competing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan performs a spin in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan performs a spin in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan competes in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan is pictured after her performance in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Asada came in 16th place.

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Japan's Asada in short program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan reacts after performing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Asada in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympics silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan performs during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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S. Korea's Kim performs in women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Games gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Kim leads the competition after the short program.

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S. Korea's Kim in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Games gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea competes in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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S. Korea's Kim in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Games gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea competes in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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